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Ben Boquist
@benboquist.bsky.social
Songwriter, theater maker, art teacher
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If you like easy listening vocals, storytelling lyrics, showtunes and 60s folk, there’s a good chance you’ll like my music. Spotify told me today that I just got my 97th follower, and getting to 100 would feel real nice

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What my kids have been making this week
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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“New York, this power, it’s yours”: Zohran Mamdani Victory Speech Video and Full Transcript

"This will be an age where New Yorkers expect from their leaders a bold vision of what we will achieve, rather than a list of excuses for what we are too timid to attempt," Zohran Mamdani, just elected as…
“New York, this power, it’s yours”: Zohran Mamdani Victory Speech Video and Full Transcript
"This will be an age where New Yorkers expect from their leaders a bold vision of what we will achieve, rather than a list of excuses for what we are too timid to attempt," Zohran Mamdani, just elected as the 111th mayor of New York City, said in his victory speech. "Central to that vision will be the most ambitious agenda to tackle the cost of living crisis that this city has seen since the days of Fiorello LaGuardia-- an agenda that will freeze the rents for more than two million rent stabilized tenants, make busses fast and free, and deliver universal child care across our city.
newyorktheater.me
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Every one of our endorsed candidates won last night! Join us in sending a congratulations to all.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This little diva was big mad. But she looked adorable
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
October 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The most sacred space in Pasadena
October 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Fuck off hamleteu. And keep hamlets name out of your anti human mouth.
Heads up to my #artist and #gamedev freinds!

HAMLET is an EU funded project that “provides AI-driven solutions tailored to the needs of cultural and creative professionals” 🤢

hamlet-project.eu
cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...

#humanartists #genAI #antiAI #EU #hamletproject #europe
May 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Putting classroom blackboard skills to use for an Easter morning protest. Grateful for Mennonite fam
April 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I’m glad solvang exists. It’s a monument of cottage core, well made pastries and warm customer service. In a world where charm is undervalued, a trip to solvang will always restore my hope
April 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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“My life was saved by teachers.” Stephen Sondheim
March 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
March 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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"Public investment" vs "Wasteful Subsidy." The only problem with this clever Singer cartoon is that some people might actually not get that it’s sarcastically illustrating the incorrect perception problem, NOT telling the truth.

Just in case it actually needs to be said, the truth is the opposite.
March 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Just a heads up, I am never gonna call them "skeets." Why do we have to position ourselves as some kind of "poor man's version" of a place we left on purpose?

They've always just been posts, reposts, etc. The cutesy name was because the other place was bird-themed. We don't have to do that.
March 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I like this translation. The NIV (which I grew up with) says “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done."

But seeing this MSG version this morning made me go “oooohh”
Blessed are the merciful…
February 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Winston Churchill was right: "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.”

Too many Americans have fought and died defending democracy. We must stand with our European allies against the authoritarianism of Putin and Trump.
February 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Went to the new #PasekandPaul musical Lyle Lyle crocodile yesterday. Am I 28 yrs older than the target demo? Yep. Did I love it. Yep. A triumph of tight writing, wit, tunes, joyful performances and fun visuals. It runs all month at the colony theater in Burbank. See it even if you don’t have kids
February 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A snake got loose in my school today. When I saw the science teacher carrying in an aquarium I thought mm this seems like a bad idea and I WAS RIGHT!!!
February 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A pretty great weekend
February 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Tomorrow I’m one of 4 playwrights presenting the first 10 minutes of my new musical “Ben’s Viking Trip” at TEST FEST. If you’re an LA local and theater is your jam, reserve a spot for free at the link 😎🧌✨ #newmusicalert #hollywoodfringe

www.theactorscompanyla.com/services/tes...
February 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
February 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Coming to Hollywood fringe fest this June. A musical about millennial dread, viking ghosts, mushrooms and hope 🎉
February 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Saw a TikTok this morning that said “all social media is owned by right wing billionaires.“ And it made me shudder. I’m sure I could look it up, but I’m curious who owns this app? What can people tell me about him or her?
February 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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I've just found the best hack. Swear in your search request. It's a great way to bypass the AI summary and make your search history look like you're chronically pissed off at everything!
January 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I use clip art to differentiate drafts when I’m working on a script. it’s cheesy but honestly so helpful to think “how can I reduce this story to an image” or “what icon best expresses this draft.” With this one, the Viking hat is giving camp, metal and sparse. That’s the vibe I’m going for
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM